Twelve acres near Concord Walmart cleared for future retail development

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

A Hopkinton-based logger cleared 12 acres of trees on land near Sam’s Club and Walmart in Concord to ready it for development.

Photos: Signs of spring

Despite the rainy days and dreary skies we’ve been seeing recently, spring is definitely in the air. With flowers blooming and trees regaining their verdant hues, the shift of the seasons continues to inject color into the landscape. 

Bow parents appeal court ruling over free speech in transgender athlete protest

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

A group of Bow parents has filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals after a federal judge ruled they cannot wear pink wristbands at school sporting events to protest the participation of transgender athletes in girls’ sports.

Memorial Field plans, including parking, drainage, track and turf fields, due in the coming months

By ALEXANDER RAPP

As the director of public works in Bedford, Concord city councilor Jeff Foote has overseen multiple athletic field construction projects and thinks it’s time for the capital city to have one, if not two, artificial turf fields.

Skeletal remains across from state prison identified as Concord fugitive

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Skeletal remains found in a dilapidated shed off North State Street have been identified by Concord Police as those of Michael Schilz, 59, of Concord.

25-year-old Concord man identified as Steeplegate Mall RV fire victim

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

David Browall, 25, of Concord, has been identified as the man who died inside a burning RV parked at the former Steeplegate Mall early Saturday morning. 

In some locations, TSA can’t automatically verify the new NH drivers license design

By DAVID BROOKS

Some people flying back to New Hampshire have faced problems with TSA’s identification system not recognizing the state’s redesigned driver’s licenses — a flaw that TSA representatives say is the result of an incomplete software update, according to a press release from the New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles.

Concord streets to close for Rock’N Race

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Several streets in downtown Concord will be closed Wednesday evening for the 23rd annual Rock’N Race, a fundraiser supporting cancer programs and services for patients and their families.

Attorney General’s office identifies Keene police officer involved in last week’s shooting

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office has identified Jake Dube as the officer involved in a police shooting that left a 25-year-old man hospitalized in Keene last week.

N.H. mulls immigration bill to ban sanctuary policies and overrule local control

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

State Rep. Joe Sweeney stepped up to the microphone to deliver what he called a “simple, clear message” on behalf of New Hampshire residents: “If you are here illegally, you are not welcome in New Hampshire.”

Local ‘climate-smart’ farms awarded NOFA-NH mini-grants

By REBECA PEREIRA

Last fall, Jim Watt opened his inbox to an email from the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Hampshire and learned about an opportunity that seemed serendipitous.

‘Enjoyment and education’: Concord Trails Subcommittee installs new historical signs

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Rob Knight stumbled upon the historic site around Russell Pond entirely by coincidence. He was in the process of helping the Concord Trails committee create a trail connecting Marjorie Swope Park to Carter Hill Orchard. The trail was initially supposed to cut through a different area of the woods but ended up being right by the pond, exactly at the former site of the Concord Ski and Outing Club’s Winter Recreation Area.

Tuition, zoning and budget deliberations: What to look for in the State House this week

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

After a relatively quiet week in the State House during April break, the House of Representatives and Senate are gearing up to act on more legislation this week. For the Senate, that also includes the beginning of deliberations on the state budget. Here’s what you need to know.

Trump executive order threatens funding for NH public media stations

By REBECA PEREIRA

Dawn DeAngelis and Jim Schachter saw it coming.

Man dies in RV fire in parking lot of Concord’s Steeplegate Mall

A man died following an RV fire in the parking lot of Concord’s Steeplegate Mall early Saturday morning, officials said.

John Swope, longtime Concord civic leader who spearheaded Capitol Center for the Arts, dies at 86

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

John Swope wasn’t picky about the performances he went to see at the Capitol Center for the Arts. 

The NH Food and Agriculture Strategic Plan brings together stakeholders on May 21 in Loudon

By JADA LINDBLOM

What is needed to strengthen the viability of New Hampshire’s farms and food systems in today’s modern world? This is one of the big, timely questions spurring the development of the NH Food and Agriculture Strategic Plan. Led by the NH Food Alliance, a statewide network based at the University of New Hampshire, the plan includes over 140 recommendations that address 27 agriculture and food-related topics through Product, Market, and Issue briefs. UNH Extension specialists participated in the creation of the plan across a variety of topic areas.

Photos: An update on some of the Concord’s springtime building projects

By GEOFF FORESTER

With projects in various stages of development across Concord, we thought we’d give you a visual tour of just some of the new additions as the building season goes into high gear. There’s been significant progress downtown with the new legislative garage, Arts Alley and a renovation of the former Holiday Inn. A revamped Fisherville Road and projects along South Main Street and Manchester Street are further changing the landscape of the city.

‘Field of Dreams’ to ‘a dump’ – What golfers have to say about Concord’s plans to rebuild the Beaver Meadow clubhouse

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Steve Quinn sees Beaver Meadow Golf Course as the 18-hole equivalent of Cannon Mountain.

With new petition, Concord Concerned Citizens group demands ‘reasonable’ price tag for middle school

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Bob Maccini doesn’t like to think of a new petition about Concord’s middle school project as an ultimatum, even if it is one.